John Lydon to star in Jesus Christ Superstar at UNO Lakefront Arena

admin · 04-04-2014, 02:31 PM

Those of us who have always yearned for a mashup of Public Image Ltd. and Destiny's Child are having our wishes granted. Good Morning America broke the news that New Orleans will be the kickoff for a new arena-sized production of Jesus Christ Superstar, with John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten) as King Herod, Michelle Williams of Destiny's Child as Mary Magdalene and JC Chasez of *NSYNC as Pontius Pilate (as well as some guy named Ben Forster as Jesus).*

The show will play UNO Lakefront Arena June 9.*Here's the touring production's webpage.

Take it away, New York Times:
<blockquote> This new production of ?Jesus Christ Superstar,? which was announced Friday morning on ?Good Morning America,? will feature Brandon Boyd of the rock band Incubus as Judas Iscariot; JC Chasez of *NSYNC as Pontius Pilate; Michelle Williams of Destiny?s Child as Mary Magdalane; and John Lydon (a k a Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols) as King Herod.? [ Read more ]

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admin Site Admin Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Orleans Posts: 11,971 Blog Entries: 2	John Lydon to star in Jesus Christ Superstar at UNO Lakefront Arena Those of us who have always yearned for a mashup of Public Image Ltd. and Destiny's Child are having our wishes granted. Good Morning America broke the news that New Orleans will be the kickoff for a new arena-sized production of Jesus Christ Superstar, with John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten) as King Herod, Michelle Williams of Destiny's Child as Mary Magdalene and JC Chasez of NSYNC as Pontius Pilate (as well as some guy named Ben Forster as Jesus). The show will play UNO Lakefront Arena June 9.Here's the touring production's webpage. Take it away, New York Times: <blockquote> This new production of ?Jesus Christ Superstar,? which was announced Friday morning on ?Good Morning America,? will feature Brandon Boyd of the rock band Incubus as Judas Iscariot; JC Chasez of NSYNC as Pontius Pilate; Michelle Williams of Destiny?s Child as Mary Magdalane; and John Lydon (a k a Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols) as King Herod.? [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]